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Effect of phenylephrine on the prevention of oxytocin-induced hypotension

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Wang, Y., Yuan, J. & Lin, Y. Effect of phenylephrine on the prevention of oxytocin-induced hypotension. J Anesth (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00540-022-03084-1

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